Which One of the Following Statements Concerning Preferred Stock Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements concerning preferred stock is correct?

• A)Unpaid preferred dividends are a liability of the firm whether or not they have been declared.
• B)Preferred shareholders may be granted voting rights if preferred dividend payments remain unpaid.
• C)Any unpaid preferred dividends will accrue interest at a rate equal to the dividend rate.
• D)All unpaid dividends on both cumulative and noncumulative preferred stock must be paid before any common stock dividends can be declared.
• E)Preferred dividends will be paid quarterly only when the firm has current net income that exceeds the amount of the quarterly dividend.

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Definitions:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources owned by the firm for its own use, rather than selling those resources externally.

Economic Profits

The surplus remaining after deducting all costs, including opportunity costs, from total revenues, indicating the financial performance exceeding the break-even point.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that arise from using resources owned by the firm for its own production instead of earning revenue from these resources elsewhere.

Normal Profit

The lowest amount of profit a company must earn to stay competitive and cover its opportunity costs.